Chair

The concept of "restoration" is usually referred to works of art and monuments of cultural heritage, however, this is not always the case. As restoration means transformation, absolutely any transformation of absolutely anything. So I want to give the second life to this old chair in my ...

Today I want to share with you the story about how I restored my desk chair. I used denim scraps. I sewed using patterns in the English technique called "Passacaglia".A year ago I already used this technique and made hot pads.I made eight pieces of napkins-coasters at once and the work ...

May I ask you a question? If the seat of a chair or a bench is broken, will you immediately put it to the dump? Maybe you can give it a new life? On the Internet, there is a lot of ideas for furniture remaking, I tried to find some options that can be repeated at home. Jute, thin rope or twine can ...

I don't like Soviet furniture. It is sad and richly varnished. But it is made out of beech wood. Not cheap pine but noble beech! And the design is ergonomic. I want to show you how to refresh old furniture at the example of a 1960s Soviet chair. Dusty padding is thrown away: The chair ...

You need : 1) a gas cylinder, 2) drill with a brush nozzle, 3) white paint, 4) sandpaper, 5) varnish. Follow the steps:    1. Slightly burn the chair outside the house:   2. Clean the chair with the metal brush. I lost the photo, but this is how a burnt wood is cleaned:   3. When the surface is ...

I have several stories from the life of the Viennese chairs... And each story is unique — though, sometimes it's easier to burn than to restore. This story has a happy end. Materials for restoration: 1. Remover for cars and varnish and paint remover from a hardware store. 2. Power sander and ...

This happens to everyone: more and more things appear, and it's getting problematic to store them. I love buying books, but recently they began to spread all over window sills and tables because the bookcase had exhausted its resources. I would not want to sacrifice a whole wall for books, so I ...

There are a lot of interior and furniture designers who are valued all over the world. So here are some legendary designers who have gained their popularity thanks to the beauty and uniqueness of the dancing lines of their furniture made of wood. Joseph Walsh    John Makepeace   Matthew ...

Nowadays a lot of designers are involved in development of interior, furniture, decorative solutions, and they are valued in the world market as much as, for example, clothing designers. But today I want to talk about legendary designers who have gained popularity thanks to the beauty and uniqueness ...

We finished the repairs a month ago. Make white floor and walls in order to use the background for combining vintage and high-tech, Soviet chairs and a buffet — very convenient. The walls were decorated with bright watercolours, but it was not enough. It became clear that the table from the 50s in ...

Once I had a stool ladder from IKEA. I painted it black. But then I decided to age it :) Materials and tools:- stool ladder- water based paint (black and blue)- sandpaper (small and large)- candle- knife To begin with, I wiped the stool from dust with a damp cloth. Then I degreased with alcohol ( ...

Iе was an ordinary plastic office chair. But one day I realized that it is too cold to sit on it, and I decided to fix it. I knitted a cover on the chair and it became very soft and warm! Today I want to share with you a simple way to winterize a chair. 1. I took two old Ikea fleece blankets and ...